Pipe for smoking tobacco



March 21, 1939. F M ASHLEY 2,151,902

PIPE FOR SMOKING TOBACCO Filed Aug. 14, 1937 INVENTOR Patented Mar. 21, 1939 PIPE FOR SMOKING TOBACCO Frank M. Ashley, Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y., assignor to Lewis Gompers, as trustee Application August 14, 1937, Serial No. 159,090

10 Claims. (01. 131202) 5 the mouth-piece of the pipe, in the stem of the filter out of contact with the inner wall of the I! pipe in such a manner as to permit the filter to bore formed in the stem, but may be so spaced be ejected or dropped from the supporting means as to permit the filter to rest between the side without touching the filter in the act of removing extending portions and on the lower side of the the mouth-piece from the stem, or thereafter. bore of the stem in such a manner as to permit A further object is to provide means for supa filter to drop from between the said extending l0 porting a filter made from a short section of a portions when the mouth-piece is removed from pipe-cleaner of the type in common use compristhe stem. ing a central metal core, in such a manner as to Fig. 7 is an end view of the construction shown prevent the filter from contacting the wall of the in Fig. 6 taken on line |--I thereof. I l5 bore formed in the stem of the pipe so that the Fig. 8 is a view of the blank prior to forming smoke may come in contact with the surface of the support as illustrated in Fig. 6. the filter on all sides thereof in the act of smoking Hereinafter the filter supporting means will be tobacco. referred to as the support.

A further object is to provide a filter support indicates the bowl of a pipe,-2i the stern, and 5 that may be adjustable longitudinally relative to 22 the mouth-piece. the mouth-piece so that the filter supporting The pipe is made with a small passage 23 leadmeans may be made shorter than the length of ing from the bowl to an enlarged bore 24, the the bore of a pipe having a long stem, to permit opposite end of which is closed by the inner end the filter supporting means tobe used in both 'a of the mouth-piece. short or long stem, or bore in the stem of a pipe. The mouth-piece is provided with a passage 25 25 A further object is to provide a filter support of less diameter than that of the bore.

having means for preventing the filter from clos- In Figures 1 to 4 inclusive the filter support ing the adjacent end of the passage formed in is shown in its most simple form and is made of the mouth-piece. metal wire or other suitable material, preferably A further object is to provide a pipe which may of resilient stainless steel, formed as shown in Figbe used without the filter, and the passages of are 2, by bending it to provide an upwardly exwhich may be cleaned without removing the filter tending semi-circular portion 26, two longitudisupporting means, by the use of the ordinary nally extending side portions 21-2l respectively, pipe-cleaner made for the purpose. two upwardly extending abutment portions 28 28 Referring to the drawing which forms a part respectively, and two end portions 29-2! reof the specification: spectively, which extend into apertures 30-" re- Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional view of a pipe spectively, formed in the end of the mouth-piece having my preferred form of filter support exand adjustable longitudinally'therein to position tending from the mouth-piece into the bore the support in a selected position in the bore of a formed in the pipe-stem of a long stemmed pipe, the stem. 40 with a filter of the character described resting The side portions 21 are positioned to rest in a thereon. plane below the openings 23 and 25, and the ends Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the mouth-piece 29 rest on a plane above said openings and out and filter support such as shown in Fig. 1 and of alignment therewith, thereby permitting a 0 illustrating the adjustable feature of the support pipe-cleaner to be inserted thru the mouth-piece relative to the mouth-piece, the dotted lines illusand passage 23 without obstruction by the sup-- trating it in extended position. port. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 The curved end 26 and the abutments 28 serve of Fig. l in which view the dotted circle indicates to preventthe filter 3! from moving'end-wise beu the outline of the end of a filter carried on the yond them, thus permitting a filter of shortlengthf supporting means. to be positioned on the support without danger oi Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a porobstructing the passages 23 or 25, and the filter tion of a pipe having a shorter stem than that to be ejected or removed from the support by shown in Fig. 1 and a support and filter of less a jerking motion without touching it when the I length, which support and filter could be used mouth-piece is removed from the stem or in the with a long stemmed pipe such as shown in Fig. 1. act of removing it therefrom. a Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pipe The filter may be dropped from the support in and filter supporting means carried by the mouththe act of removing the mouth-piece by first piece and formed as shown in Fig. 6. rotating the mouth-piece a one-half revolution Fig, 6 is a construction showing one form of prior to or during the removal of the mouth-piece, 0

My invention relates to pipes for smoking tobacco.

The object of my invention is to provide a pipe having means for supporting a filter carried by inner end of the mouth-piece, and which provides two side extending portions adapted to support a in the construction illustrated in the first seven figures-of the drawing, or by rotating the pipe as a whole prior to removing the mouth-piece, as will be readily understood.

In Figures 6, 7, and 8, I have shown a modified form of construction and illustrated a filter support made of sheet metal and formed to provide two thin side portions 21-21 respectively the outer free ends of which are shown as turned in toward each other a limited distance to provide an abutment to limit the movement of the filter, and to permit a space 32 through which a pipecleaner may pass in cleaning the passage II, but if desired these inwardly turned ends may be dispensed with where a short length of filter is used which does not project beyond the free ends of the side portions.

To strengthen the construction of the'side portions when made of sheet metal, I may fold,.the metal on the dotted lines shownin Figure 8, to increasetheir stiffness.

The side portions in Fig. 6 are formed integral with a cylindrical portion I3 which fits over the inner end of the mouth-piece as illustrated in Figure 5, and is removable therewith from the stem 2!;

While I prefer to form the two side portions illustrated in Fig. 2, in joined relation, .1 may make them as separate, parts spaced apart the proper distance to form a filter support, and carried by the mouth-piece. but I prefer to make them as shown in Fig. 2 which prevents them from being accidentally bent apart, as will be readily understood.

The constructions above described are easy to make, low in cost, and do not alter the outline of the pipe.

The filters used are inexpensive and serve to provide a dry smoke at a low cost.

The pipe may be used without the filter if one is not available, and when used may be removed without soiling the fingers oi the user.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new:

1. A pipe comprising a bowl, a stem, and a mouth-piece; a filter support extending from the mouth-piece into the stem and comprising two side portions spaced from each other to support a filter resting between, them and extending in permanent parallel relation and formed to provide substantially line supporting surfaces-for a filter resting thereon whereby substantially the entire surface of the filter may be. exposed to the fluids passing through the stem of .the pipe.

2. A pipe comprising a bowl, a stem having a. bore formed therein, and a mouth-piece having a passage of less diameter than thatof the bore; a

bore formed therein, a mouth-piece having a passage of less diameter than that of the bore; a filter support carried by the mouth-piece and extending into said bore and having an extended curved surface on which a filter may lie and be supported out of contact with the inner wall of the bore in such a manner as to substantially expose all sides of the filter resting thereon in smoke passing thru the bore.

4. A pipe comprising a stemand a mouth-piece, a filter support extending from the mouth-piece into the stem adjacent the inner wall thereof comprising two cylindrical rods spaced from each other on which a filter may rest.

5. A filter support consisting of a single wire having a fold intermediate the length thereof forming two arms of a bifurcation, each arm having a bend adjacent the fold and additional bends at a distance from the first bend whereby the free end portions of the wire constitute supporting prongs lying in the same plane which plane substantially includes the center point of said fold.

6. A filter support consisting of a single wire having a fold intermediate the length thereof forming two arms. of a bifurcation, each arm having a bend adjacent the fold and additional bends at a distance-from the first bend whereby the free. end portions of the wire constitute supporting prongs lying in the same plane which plane substantially includes the center point of said fold, portions of the arms of the wire between the first bendsand the last bends being spaced but sufficiently close to readily releasabl support a filter thereon.

'7. A filter support consisting of a single wire I havnig a fold intermediate the length thereof forming two arms of a bifurcation, each arm plane substantially includes the center point of u said fold, the free-ends being straight and parallel.

8. In combination with a filter support consisting of a single wire having a fold intermediate the length thereof forming two arms of a bifurcation, each arm having a bend adjacent the fold and additional bends at a distance from the first the free enh portions of the wire constitute supporting prongs lying in the same plane which plane substantially includes the center point of said fold, the bends adjacent the free end portions being spaced to permit smoke to pass therebetween.

10. A filter support consisting of a single wire having a fold intermediate the length thereof forming two arms of a bifurcation, each arm having a bend adjacent the fold and additional bends at a distance from the first bend whereby being sufficiently close and sufilciently spaced to 70 act as an abutment and to provide a passageway for smoke.

FRANK M. ASHLEY. 

